One of the things I love about our
Catholic faith is the community of saints.
I love learning about the saints and celebrating their presence as a
part of our community of believers. This
week has been particularly wonderful for those of us who love the saints, as
in our daily masses this week we have celebrated two Doctors of the Church (St
Catherine of Siena and St Athanasius), St Joseph the Worker, and then today two
of the Apostles – St Phillip and St James.
Our parish here in Tupelo has St James the Greater, the son of Zebedee,
as our patron saint, but the Apostle we celebrate today is James the
Lesser.
We see a bit of Philip’s curiosity in
our Gospel reading today. Jesus is
telling the disciples about his relationship with the Father. In response, Philip wants Jesus to show them
the Father. Jesus tells Philip that if
one has seen Jesus, he has indeed seen the Father. We might have a similar curiosity about our
faith. We may want to see more – we may want truth or further explanation. A curious mind and the questions we ask will
help us in our search for God.
As we celebrate these wonderful saints
this week, we harken back to the Early Church and to the diverse group of the
faithful who have helped us journey in faith throughout history. May we always see the saints as our friends who
are helping us with their prayers and intercessions along our journey.
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